Definitions and Concepts

Question 1

Cognitive modeling

Answer 1

building of models to represent thoughts, ideas and concepts

Question 2

Assimilation

Answer 2

when you use existing schema to deal with new situation

Question 3

Accommodation

Answer 3

when the existing schema doesn’t work and you change it to deal with new situation

Question 4

Stages of Cognitive Processing

Answer 4

Input -> Perception -> Learning and memory storage -> Retrieval -> Thinking

Question 5

Schemas

Answer 5

a mental pattern, usually derived from past experience, which is used to assist with the interpretation of subsequent cognitions

Question 6

Top-down processing

Answer 6

Schema driven, processing that uses stored knowledge and schemas to interpret incoming stimulus

Question 7

Bottom-up processing

Answer 7

Stimulus driven, processing which is directed by information contained within the stimulus